Jay Symonds and Kelly McCollum both of Coalgate OK won the Sardis event with five bass weighing 11.48 pounds, which included the big bass of the event. Symonds and McCollum caught bass all day fishing weeds off the bank in the north end of the lake with white spinnerbaits. Symonds and McCollum's big bass only weighed 3.87 pounds but that was big enough to earn $245.00, plus they received $1050 for first place and $220.00 for the angler's bonus side pot for total winnings of $1515.00. Symonds and McCollum moved into first place in the angler of the year race, for the second time this season, with 431.20 total points.

Second place and $545.00 went to Charles Keene and Brad Tolbert, both of Durant OK, for four bass weighing 10.77 pounds. They also received $130.00 from the angler's bonus side pot. Keene and Tolbert fished grass beds in Anderson Creek in stained 83-degree water. They caught their bass in the morning on white and black buzz baits and in the afternoon they were flipping salt and pepper Strike King tubes.

The husband and wife team of Johnny and Jeannie Douglas finished in third place and won $450.00 plus $90.00 from the angler's bonus side pot. Johnny and Jeannie fished weeds in shallow murky water in the main lake using Berkley blue fleck worms. Tracker Marine of OKC and D & D Contractors of Shawnee OK sponsor them.

Sardis again proved it can get rough quick. The day started out calm till about 9:00am when a north wind hit with gusts of 20 miles and it turned cloudily. There were four-foot breakers for a while, then about two hours later the winds calmed down and it returned to sunny skies. There were 74 bass brought to the scales weighing 141.66 pounds for an average weight of 1.91 pounds per bass. Four teams had a five fish limit.

Homer and Spencer McAlester of Denison TX received a $50.00 check from local sponsor J & M Marine for having the smallest bass of the event a 1.12 pounder. Can't wait to see what J & M Marine will do for the next event it's a mystery. Remember to check out their specials each month.

Southern Oklahoma Team tournaments would like to give a special thank you to Kay Barton and the Sportsman Lodge for their headquarters and the registration site for the Sardis event and KFOX 102FM for being our official radio station for the Sardis event.

The next stop for the Southern Oklahoma Team Tournaments will be on Hugo Lake June 21, going out of Kiamichi Park Marina. Registration will be at the Feco's Restaurant from 7:30pm to 9:30pm Friday night or you can sign up at the ramp Saturday morning from 5:00am till the last boat leaves out. All boats should be on the water and ready to go at 5:30am Saturday, with take off at safe light. Headquarters is the Village Inn please support them by calling 580-326-3333 for rooms, and the official radio station for the Hugo event is Today's Continuous Country K95.5FM.

Southern Oklahoma Team Tournaments have 38 teams eligible to qualify for the Sooner Championship to be held October 22 thru 25 on Lake Texoma. Mark Mendez the president of Angler's Choice has guaranteed a fully rigged BassCat boat for first place at the Sooner Championship.

Southern Oklahoma Team tournaments would like to thank their national sponsors BassCat, Mercury, Lowrance, MotorGuide, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Bass West, Competitive Edge, KeepAlive, Sure Life. And also their local sponsors Shop and Tackle, Label Stable, Hart Tackle Co., Ryan Construction, Brannan's Bass Shop, Bailey's Outdoor Shop, Texoma Tackle, Oklahoma Hunting Show, Extreme Marine, Idle Time RV, and J & M Marine.

For more information contact Southern Oklahoma Team Tournaments Director Joe Copeland joe@simplynet.net
580-759-2088.